What is considered a Copyright Strike and what is considered ContentID?

[DanoToast]

Hey guys!

Currently I have been adding a few seconds of copyrighted songs (At least I think so) to my videos such as "Grind on me" and the "X-files Theme song", as well as two seconds from the movie Rush Hour and a couple of seconds from a fellow youtubers video without permission. I have not been given a copyright strike at the moment, but I have not monetized the videos yet. If I choose to network and monetize my videos, will they be immediately flagged and will I get a copyright strike?

In addition, I would prefer to not delete the videos at the present moment because I only have 36 videos, but would rather hold off for a while so that I can delete them later and reupload them without the copyrighted footage. I don't plan on monetizing at the moment so is it safe to assume that it should be fine until I choose to monetize and then that is the time to remove my videos?

PS: The most recent videos I uploaded have some songs that you can check for yourself and deem if it is indeed copyright.

I also had a question about images from Google as well as sound effects "such as clapping, booing, DJ scratching a record, the Jaws soundeffect" pulled from Youtube and other sites. Would these be copyright, as I don't see how you can tell who the photographer was of the picture or the creator of the sound effect as it is not a song created by an artist.

Finally, which of the above would be considered copyright and which would be contentID?

Thank you for your time.

 

[Gabriel]

For more information on copyright strikes see: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2814000
For more info on Content ID claims refer to: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797370

If I choose to network and monetize my videos, will they be immediately flagged and will I get a copyright strike?

The copyright holders are not robots so no. When a user gets a copyright strike, that's when the copyright holder files a DMCA complaint to YouTube (which is a manual process).

Joining an MCN (Multi-Channel Network) has no affect on whether you get strikes or Content ID claims, you can get them regardless of being in an MCN or monetizing it; if you are uploading copyrighted material and your MCN will not help you (unless you are one of their top tier channels). Content ID claims are not placed on your videos when you try to monetize them either, if your video matches a reference file your video will be claimed once it has finished processing after uploading it.

 

[Tarmack]

For more information on copyright strikes see: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2814000
For more info on Content ID claims refer to: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797370



The copyright holders are not robots so no. When a user gets a copyright strike, that's when the copyright holder files a DMCA complaint to YouTube (which is a manual process).

Joining an MCN (Multi-Channel Network) has no affect on whether you get strikes or Content ID claims, you can get them regardless of being in an MCN or monetizing it; if you are uploading copyrighted material and your MCN will not help you (unless you are one of their top tier channels). Content ID claims are not placed on your videos when you try to monetize them either, if your video matches a reference file your video will be claimed once it has finished processing after uploading it.

This is the beauty of the ContentID system. You will see the Content Match long before someone from the owner company has a chance to submit a DMCA takedown. And you can resolve the match either through the audio removal tool or deleting the video and reuploading without copyrighted material. There is zero excuse for getting a copyright strike once you've seen a content match on the video.

Beyond that, sure there are cases where ContentID doesn't pick up on it, but in most of those cases people are intentionally modifying the material to try to skip past the system.